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Old August 5th 16, 03:37 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
Alycidon
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A video shot in Mitcham, South London yesterday shows the jaw-dropping escalation of a road rage dispute between a truck driver and a cyclist. When the cyclist squirts water through the driver’s side window, the flatbed truck is steered towards him in response.

http://road.cc/content/news/199877-l...rted-water-him
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Old August 5th 16, 04:56 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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On 05-Aug-16 3:37 PM, Alycidon wrote:

A video shot in Mitcham, South London yesterday shows the jaw-dropping escalation of a road rage dispute between a truck driver and a cyclist. When the cyclist squirts water through the driver’s side window, the flatbed truck is steered towards him in response.

http://road.cc/content/news/199877-l...rted-water-him


I see no video shot.

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Old August 5th 16, 05:08 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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On 05/08/2016 15:37, Alycidon wrote:

A video shot in Mitcham, South London yesterday shows the jaw-dropping escalation of a road rage dispute between a truck driver and a cyclist. When the cyclist squirts water through the driver’s side window, the flatbed truck is steered towards him in response.


http://road.cc/content/news/199877-l...rted-water-him


Squiring liquid (whether water or anything alse) at the driver of a
moving vehicle - even a cyclist - is outrageously dangerous and totally
stupid for the most obvious of reasons (which intelligent people won't
need to have explained to them).

So about par for the course for a chav on a bike.

In fact, I recall several bouts of spluttering rage here from cyclists
when they have learned that other cyclists had been subjected to a jet
of water from a water pistiolo in the hands of a car passenger (though
objectively, a jet of water is what many cyclists badly need, though
preferably only when dismounted).
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Old August 5th 16, 05:18 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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On 05/08/2016 16:56, Tony Dragon wrote:
On 05-Aug-16 3:37 PM, Alycidon wrote:

A video shot in Mitcham, South London yesterday shows the jaw-dropping
escalation of a road rage dispute between a truck driver and a
cyclist. When the cyclist squirts water through the driver’s side
window, the flatbed truck is steered towards him in response.

http://road.cc/content/news/199877-l...rted-water-him



I see no video shot.


It's referenced on that page.

The cyclist's behaviour is childish in the extreme. Not to m ention
aggressive and dangerous. The motor vehicle was clearly out of control
because the driver was temporarily blinded or otherwise distracted by
the aggressive actions of the chav on the bike.

The correct way for a driver (or passenger - especially if female) to
deal with a chav on a bike who wants to give "words of advice" is to
close the window as he tries to do and to just ignore the chav on the bike.


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Old August 5th 16, 06:37 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
Alycidon
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On Friday, 5 August 2016 16:56:47 UTC+1, Tony Dragon wrote:
On 05-Aug-16 3:37 PM, Alycidon wrote:

A video shot in Mitcham, South London yesterday shows the jaw-dropping escalation of a road rage dispute between a truck driver and a cyclist. When the cyclist squirts water through the driver’s side window, the flatbed truck is steered towards him in response.

http://road.cc/content/news/199877-l...rted-water-him


I see no video shot.


Here you go.

Direct hit.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...al-s-face.html


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Old August 5th 16, 06:43 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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Alycidon wrote:
On Friday, 5 August 2016 16:56:47 UTC+1, Tony Dragon wrote:
On 05-Aug-16 3:37 PM, Alycidon wrote:

A video shot in Mitcham, South London yesterday shows the
jaw-dropping escalation of a road rage dispute between a truck
driver and a cyclist. When the cyclist squirts water through the
driver's side window, the flatbed truck is steered towards him in
response.

http://road.cc/content/news/199877-l...rted-water-him


I see no video shot.


Here you go.

Direct hit.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...al-s-face.html


Some skidmark on a bike does that to me I leave it face down in the gutter -
just where it belongs.


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Old August 5th 16, 07:29 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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On Fri, 05 Aug 2016 17:18:36 +0100, JNugent wrote:

On 05/08/2016 16:56, Tony Dragon wrote:
On 05-Aug-16 3:37 PM, Alycidon wrote:

A video shot in Mitcham, South London yesterday shows the jaw-dropping
escalation of a road rage dispute between a truck driver and a
cyclist. When the cyclist squirts water through the driver’s side
window, the flatbed truck is steered towards him in response.

http://road.cc/content/news/199877-l...rted-water-him



I see no video shot.


It's referenced on that page.

The cyclist's behaviour is childish in the extreme. Not to m ention
aggressive and dangerous. The motor vehicle was clearly out of control
because the driver was temporarily blinded or otherwise distracted by
the aggressive actions of the chav on the bike.


Agreed - squirting water in a driver's face while he's operating a large vehicle is downright stupid. The cyclist should have been jailed.

The correct way for a driver (or passenger - especially if female) to
deal with a chav on a bike who wants to give "words of advice" is to
close the window as he tries to do and to just ignore the chav on the bike.


A fist would be more effective. Remember, cyclists can fall off.

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Old August 5th 16, 07:30 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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On Fri, 05 Aug 2016 15:37:20 +0100, Alycidon wrote:


A video shot in Mitcham, South London yesterday shows the jaw-dropping escalation of a road rage dispute between a truck driver and a cyclist. When the cyclist squirts water through the driver’s side window, the flatbed truck is steered towards him in response.

http://road.cc/content/news/199877-l...rted-water-him


Why do you believe temporarily blinding the operator of a large vehicle is a good idea? Jail the cyclist immediately.

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Old August 5th 16, 07:48 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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On Friday, 5 August 2016 19:30:23 UTC+1, James Wilkinson wrote:
On Fri, 05 Aug 2016 15:37:20 +0100, Alycidon wrote:


A video shot in Mitcham, South London yesterday shows the jaw-dropping escalation of a road rage dispute between a truck driver and a cyclist. When the cyclist squirts water through the driver’s side window, the flatbed truck is steered towards him in response.

http://road.cc/content/news/199877-l...rted-water-him


Why do you believe temporarily blinding the operator of a large vehicle is a good idea? Jail the cyclist immediately.


There used to be saddoes on here who used to deliberately adjust their windscreen washers to soak any cyclist who happened to be behind them AND it wasn't even water but had organic solvents in it.

Could have burned their eyes and caused them to crash into a lorry, but they thought it was a laugh.




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Old August 5th 16, 07:52 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
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On Fri, 05 Aug 2016 19:48:44 +0100, Alycidon wrote:

On Friday, 5 August 2016 19:30:23 UTC+1, James Wilkinson wrote:
On Fri, 05 Aug 2016 15:37:20 +0100, Alycidon wrote:


A video shot in Mitcham, South London yesterday shows the jaw-dropping escalation of a road rage dispute between a truck driver and a cyclist. When the cyclist squirts water through the driver’s side window, the flatbed truck is steered towards him in response.

http://road.cc/content/news/199877-l...rted-water-him


Why do you believe temporarily blinding the operator of a large vehicle is a good idea? Jail the cyclist immediately.


There used to be saddoes on here who used to deliberately adjust their windscreen washers to soak any cyclist who happened to be behind them AND it wasn't even water but had organic solvents in it.


It's just detergent.

Could have burned their eyes and caused them to crash into a lorry, but they thought it was a laugh.


Blinding a cyclist only harms the cyclist. Blinding a lorry driver could kill innocent people.

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